The Ministers of Conte’s government
MINISTERS WITHOUT BUDGET Relations with the ParliamentFederico D’Incà Technological Innovation and DigitalizationPaola Pisano Public AdministrationFabiana Dadone Regional affairs and authonomiesFrancesco Boccia SouthGiuseppe Provenzano Youth Policies and SportVincenzo Spadafora Equal Opportunities and FamiliesElena Bonetti European AffairsEnzo Amendola MINISTERS WITH BUDGET Foreign Affairs and International CooperationLuigi Di Maio InteriorLuciana Lamorgese JusticeAlfonso Bonafede DefenceLorenzo Guerini Economy and […]
Read moreConclusion of the 18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The 18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which saw the participation of 2.200 experts from 180 countries, came to an end today. The plenary meeting confirmed decisions taken in the scientific committees and in the working groups. Among the most significan decisions, those […]
Read more18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The 18th Conference of Parties (COP18) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), also know as Washington Convention, is ongoing inn Geneva. Italy takes part to the conference with a delegation led by Colonel Massimiliano Conti and composed by officials from the Ministry of the Environment, Arma dei Carabinieri […]
Read moreWorld Humanitarian Day 2019 – Palais des Nations, Geneva, 19th August 2019
The World Humanitarian Day 2019 is celebrated today in Geneva at the Palais des Nations: the registration of the event can be accessed at the address: World Humanitarian Day 2019 The event, opened by a video-message by the UN Secreteray General, Antonio Guterres, and by interventions by the Director-General of UNOG, Tatiana Valovaya, and by […]
Read moreIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – Launch of the report “Climate Change and Land”
The “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” (IPCC), the UN body that aims at assessing the science related to climate change under the supervision of the World Meterological Organization (WMO) and UN Environment, published yesterday the report “Climate Change and Land”, that, for the first time, highlights the linkages between the use of land and climate changes […]
Read morePresentation of the report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019”
A presentation of the report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019”, jointly dradted by FAO, IFAD, WFP, UNICEF and WHO, was held today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. After decades of decline, in the last three years world hunger has started rising again and concerns today 820 million people […]
Read morePress release of Federalimentare on Nutrition Labeling Systems
Federalimentare: Nutriscore is misleading, it penalizes the “Made in Italy”. Vacondio: “The labeling systems that claim to classify foods lead to less healthy choices and do not respect the Mediterranean diet” Federalimentare once again reiterates its opposition to any food labeling system that discriminates against certain foods over others through colors, warning signs or any […]
Read moreStatement of Ambassador Cornado at the General Discussion of the ECOSC Humanitarian Affairs Segment
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, addressed today the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of ECOSOC, taking place in Geneva from 24 to 26 June. In his statement, Ambassador Cornado stressed the dramatic increase of people across the world in need of humanitarian assistance and the importance of […]
Read moreStatement of Ambassador Cornado to the General Debate of the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, has taken the floor in the General Debate of the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council. In the year marking the 40th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Ambassador said, […]
Read moreStatement of the Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organisations in Geneva, Amb. Gian Lorenzo Cornado, on the occasion of the meeting between the mandate holders of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations and the Member States
Within the framework of the of the 26th annual meeting of Special Procedures, a meeting between the mandate holders of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations and the Member States took place today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On that occasion, the Italian Permanent Representative to the […]
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